| LESSON OBJECTIVE |
Topics:
Child of God, Love, Special
Children will discover that they are very important to Jesus, and
special in His eyes because they are God's children.
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| AS KIDS ARRIVE ( 10 minutes
) |
Have crayons or colored markers and blank sheets of
paper on the tables before the class begins. As the kids arrive, tell
them to think of someone who is very special to them, and then draw
a picture showing why they are so special. When finished, ask for
volunteers to talk about their drawings with the rest of the class.
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| WORSHIP TIME (
5 minutes ) Further info? Click
Here |
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| BIBLE VERSE ( 7 minutes
) |
"Let the children
come to me, Don't stop them! For the kingdom of God belongs to such
as these." Mark 10:14 NLT
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| BIBLE STORY ( 15
minutes ) |
Introduction:
One day, many people were gathered around Jesus, asking him difficult
questions. Questions like who will be the greatest in heaven, when
is it okay to get a divorce, who can cast out demons? Jesus was very
busy giving God's answers to these difficult questions, when suddenly,
he stopped. Something was happening that Jesus believed was more important
than these questions. Let's find out what it was. Our story continues
in the Book of Mark.
Read Mark 10: 13-16 (repeated below)
One day some parents brought their children to Jesus so he could touch
them and bless them, but the disciples told them not to bother him.
But when Jesus saw what was happening, he was very displeased with
his disciples. He said to them, "Let the children come to me.
Don't stop them! For the Kingdom of God belongs to such as these.
I assure you, anyone who doesn't have their kind of faith will never
get into the Kingdom of God ." Then he took the children into
his arms and placed his hands on their heads and blessed them. (NLT)
Discussion Questions:
1. One of the verses we read said Jesus was displeased. Why do you
think He was displeased?
(He didn't want the disciples to stop the children from coming
to him, because they were important)
2. Does the Kingdom of God belong only to grown-ups? (no, to children
also)
3. Do you think Jesus felt that spending time with children was more
important than answering difficult
questions? (Jesus stopped what he was doing to welcome the children)
4. How would you feel if you were one of those children that Jesus
took in his arms?
5. Do you know that Jesus has his arms around you right now?
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| FUN TIME (10 minutes) |
Be Thumb-body With Jesus
(Craft) Click Here
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| ALTERNATE FUN TIME ( 10 minutes) |
A Chair for a Crown (Game)
Click Here
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| PRAYER/SNACK ( 10 minutes) Further
info? Click
here |
Start by praying to God and thanking Him for His great
love and for being such a wonderful Heavenly Father. Then serve the
children cream filled cupcakes or sandwich cookies. Ask the children,
"What makes these treats so special? It is the creamy filling
inside, and we are special too, because we have Jesus inside of us.
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| CLOSING ACTIVITY |
As the children wait to be picked up, mention the names
of several Bible characters, or have the children choose their favorite
Bible character, and have them tell what makes them special. For example:
David was special because he was able to kill a big giant with God's
help.
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| NEXT WEEK |
Come back next week to learn more about our wonderful
God.
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